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páo

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páo Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
páo | pao2
English translation
to roar

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About páo

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Number of strokes

8

Traditional form

páo

Contains the radical

kǒu

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

mouth

Etymology of páo

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

口包

Semantic compound

kǒu

Phonetic compound

Bāo

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. kǒu represents the meaning and Bāo represents the sound.

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Example sentences using páo

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dāng xiàng 狮子 Shīzǐ bān de 咆哮 páo xiào shí , shuí gǎn 顶嘴 dǐng zuǐ ?

Who dares to answer back when he roars like a lion?

长江 ChángJiāng 雷霆 léi tíng jūn 之势,咆哮 páo xiào ér xià ,滚滚 Gǔn gǔn Dōng liú , 昼夜 zhòuyè 不息 bù xī .

The Yangtze River roared east, billowing with irresistible force day and night.

Néng 听到 tīng dào 希尔顿 Xī ěr dùn zài tóng 休斯敦 Xiū sī dūn 激烈 jīliè 争吵 zhēng chǎo shí de 咆哮声

He could hear Hilton's strident voice rising in vehement argument with Houston.

dàn —— dàn ——但是 dànshì ”,结结巴巴 jiē jiē bā ba de shuì dào ——“别跟我 jiǎng 那些 nà xiē 但是 dànshì le 咆哮 páo xiào 道。

"B-b-b-b-but" I stuttered. — "Never mind the buts," she ranted.

老板 Lǎobǎn 开始 kāishǐ 咆哮 páo xiào de 时候 shíhou 起身 qǐ shēn zǒu le 出去 chū qù

As the boss began to rant, I stood up and went out.

Words with páo

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
咆哮 páo xiào to roar咆哮 páo xiào
páo to roar páo
咆哮如雷 páo xiào rú léi to be in a thundering rage (idiom)咆哮如雷 páo xiào rú léi

páo Decomposition & Compounds

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